The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma concentrates large, state-focused gifts on education-related community initiatives, services for older Oklahomans, and regional health-system philanthropy. Their giving is dominated by a matching-funds education program and substantial multi-year support to Oklahoma aging services and a regional hospital foundation, indicating a preference for institutional partners that deliver direct services to local communities. Grants are few but sizable and often repeat to the same organizations, suggesting long-term relationships rather than one-off, broad-based grantmaking.
A defining feature of Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma’s recent giving is its repeated use of the Masonic Charity Fdn Matching Funds Program, which received seven-figure grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern shows a funder built around structured, lodge-connected support for education and community needs across Oklahoma rather than broad national grantmaking. The foundation also maintains long-running institutional relationships in aging services, health care, and youth support, with grants going to organizations such as Ok Assn Areas Agcy Aging and Mercy Health Foundation over multiple years. Recent support also reaches hearing, vision, and scholarship programs, including children’s audiology care, school-based vision screening, and awards for students and teachers. The grant list suggests a portfolio centered on direct services for local people, with many awards flowing to Oklahoma nonprofits that deliver specific programs. Its work is largely state-based and relationship-driven, with several recipients appearing again in successive years and grant amounts often in the six-figure range.
Education appears in several forms. The foundation gave $1,502,252 to Masonic Charity Fdn Matching Funds Program in 2023 for assistance for education and community, and it also supported Payne Education Center with $225,000 in 2025 for scholarships for Oklahoma teachers. For school-based recognition, it funded Masonic Charity Fnd Individual Scholarship Youth Program with $236,550 in 2024 for 81 recipients plus expenses. Health-related giving includes $300,000 to Vizavance in 2025 for vision screening children in pub sch, plus $250,000 to Hearts for Hearing in 2025 for children’s audiology care. Community services extend to Marland’s Place, which received $145,000 in 2025 for foster program support, and Regional Food Bank, which received $102,993 in 2025 for assistance for education & community.
Typical grants cluster at a median of $25,000, with the middle half running from $10,000 to $100,000. The recipient list shows recurring support rather than one-time awards: the Masonic Charity Fdn Matching Funds Program appears in three consecutive years, as do Ok Assn Areas Agcy Aging, Mercy Health Foundation, Vizavance, and Payne Education Center. The foundation also funds individuals through scholarship programs, and it makes local grants through lodge-linked matching funds and nomination-based awards. Active programs in the data include unsolicited matching-fund requests in Oklahoma and scholarship or recognition programs tied to Masonic youth and Oklahoma public schools.
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$105.2M
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$5.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Highly concentrated: small portfolio of large grants, repeated multi-grant support to a few institutional grantees within Oklahoma (matching program, aging services, regional health foundation).
Notable grantees: Masonic Charity Foundation Matching Funds Program, Oklahoma Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Mercy Health Foundation
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in Oklahoma, with 93% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Oklahoma City appears repeatedly as a recipient location, including Vizavance, Mercy Health Foundation, Hearts for Hearing, Payne Education Center, and Regional Food Bank. Other Oklahoma recipient cities include Enid, Stillwater, Sulphur, Ponca City, McAlester, and Edmond. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 121 grants in the United States and none elsewhere.
The foundation funds education and community matching grants, aging services, health-related programs, scholarship support, and school recognition. Examples in the data include assistance for education and community, direct services to the elderly, vision screening for children, children’s audiology care, and scholarships for Oklahoma teachers.
Yes. The profile marks it as funding individuals, and the grant list includes the Masonic Charity Fnd Individual Scholarship Youth Program, which awarded $236,550 in 2024 for 81 recipients plus expenses and $145,257 in 2025 for 75 recipients plus expenses.
Typical grants are sizable for a local foundation: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $100,000. The recent grant list also shows recurring awards in the hundreds of thousands, especially to a few institutional partners.
The foundation’s giving is highly concentrated in Oklahoma. The data shows local geographic scope, 93% of grants to recipients in the HQ state of Oklahoma, and 121 grants in the United States overall.
Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Matching Funds program and Promises Matter (Matching Funds for Masonic Family). Other programs, such as the Masonic Youth Scholarship and Promises Matter Matching Funds, are not open to unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASONIC CHARITY FDN MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM | EDMOND, OK | $957,229 | 2025 | VARIOUS PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| OK ASSN AREAS AGCY AGING | ENID, OK | $674,609 | 2025 | DIRECT SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY |
| VIZAVANCE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $300,000 | 2025 | VISON SCREENING CHILDREN IN PUB SCH |
| HEARTS FOR HEARING | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $250,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN'S AUDIOLOGY CARE |
| PAYNE EDUCATION CENTER | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $225,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OKLAHOMA TEACHERS |
| MASONIC CHARITY FND INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM | EDMOND, OK | $145,257 | 2025 | 75 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES |
| MARLAND'S PLACE | PONCA CITY, OK | $145,000 | 2025 | FOSTER PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SENIOR CITIZEN HEARING AID PROGRAM | SULPHUR, OK | $125,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL FOOD BANK | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $102,993 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION & COMMUNITY |
| SUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEWVIEW OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT NEWVIEW'S MISSION TO ENABLE TO BLIND TO REACH INDEPENDENCE |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA | TULSA, OK | $90,000 | 2025 | FEED THE HUNGRY OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $75,000 | 2025 | GRANT FOR RURAL SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| DALE K GRAHAM VETERANS FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | $55,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST VETERANS WITH ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS PROCESS |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, OK | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT |
| AUTISM FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEXTGEN UNDER 30 FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $38,500 | 2025 | TO RECOGNIZE MILLENNIAL LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA |
| MASONIC CHARITY FND SENIOR ESSAY CONTEST | EDMOND, OK | $33,445 | 2025 | 25 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES |
| FRIENDS OF OETA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $28,447 | 2025 | PUBLIC TELEVISION UNDERWRITING |
| CAVETT KIDS FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $25,000 | 2025 | SERVE CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS LIFE-THREATENING AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES |
| OKLAHOMA 4H FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, OK | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA A SCHOOLS INSTITUTE | EDMOND, OK | $20,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VOLUNTARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $18,000 | 2025 | VETERAN TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL CARE |
| YMCA MILITARY WELCOME CENTER | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $18,000 | 2025 | MILITARY WELCOME CENTER |
| EASTERN OKLAHOMA VETERANS AFFAIRS HC | MUSKOGEE, OK | $18,000 | 2025 | VETERAN TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL CARE |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $16,571 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MUSEUM |
| OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION | JENKS, OK | $16,550 | 2025 | DOE ARTS OF EXCELLENCE CEREMONY |
| UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS | CHICKASHA, OK | $15,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $15,255 | 2025 | 13 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES |
| PROMISES MATTER GRANTS PROGRAM | EDMOND, OK | $14,164 | 2025 | 20 RECIPIENTS |
| NONDOC MEDIA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $12,000 | 2025 | GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING UNBIASED COMMUNITY JOURNALISM |
| MASONRY IN ACTION PROGRAM | EDMOND, OK | $10,390 | 2025 | GRANTS TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS |
| OKLAHOMA GRAND ASSEMBLY (RAINBOW) | GUTHRIE, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DEMOLAY | EDMOND, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | OK MASONIC YOUTH ORG ANNUAL DONATION |
| JOBS DAUGHTERS | EDMOND, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | OK MASONIC YOUTH ORG ANNUAL DONATION |
| MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION | SILVER SPRING, MD | $8,006 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR DISASTER RELIEF, ETC. |
| OKLAHOMA FFA FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAMMING |
| MASONIC INFORMATION CENTER | SILVER SPRING, MO | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF MASONIC EDUCATION TO PUBLIC |
| STUDENT OF TODAYTEACHER OF TODAY AWARDS | EDMOND, OK | $1,260 | 2025 | PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| MASONIC CHARITY FDN MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM | EDMOND, OK | $1,407,316 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION & COMMUNITY |
| OK ASSN AREAS AGCY AGING | ENID, OK | $655,363 | 2024 | DIRECT SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY |
| MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $500,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT |
| VIZAVANCE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $300,000 | 2024 | VISON SCREENING CHILDREN IN PUB SCH |
| OSU FOUNDATION NURSING LAB | STILLWATER, OK | $255,325 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HEALTH CARE EDUCATION |
| DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $250,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER SERIES |
| MASONIC CHARITY FND INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM | EDMOND, OK | $236,550 | 2024 | 81 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES |
| PAYNE EDUCATION CENTER | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $207,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OKLAHOMA TEACHERS |
| HEARTS FOR HEARING | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $202,500 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S AUDIOLOGY CARE |
| OKLAHOMA SENIOR CITIZEN HEARING AID PROGRAM OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | SULPHUR, OK | $125,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE HEARING DEVICES TO LOW INCOME OKLAHOMANS |
MASONIC CHARITY FDN MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM
$957,229VARIOUS PUBLIC SUPPORT
OK ASSN AREAS AGCY AGING
$674,609DIRECT SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY
VIZAVANCE
$300,000VISON SCREENING CHILDREN IN PUB SCH
HEARTS FOR HEARING
$250,000CHILDREN'S AUDIOLOGY CARE
PAYNE EDUCATION CENTER
$225,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OKLAHOMA TEACHERS
MASONIC CHARITY FND INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM
$145,25775 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES
MARLAND'S PLACE
$145,000FOSTER PROGRAM SUPPORT
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SENIOR CITIZEN HEARING AID PROGRAM
$125,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REGIONAL FOOD BANK
$102,993ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION & COMMUNITY
SUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEWVIEW OKLAHOMA
$100,000SUPPORT NEWVIEW'S MISSION TO ENABLE TO BLIND TO REACH INDEPENDENCE
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
$90,000FEED THE HUNGRY OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF OKLAHOMA
$75,000GRANT FOR RURAL SCHOOL PROGRAM
DALE K GRAHAM VETERANS FOUNDATION
$55,000TO ASSIST VETERANS WITH ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS PROCESS
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$50,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
AUTISM FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEXTGEN UNDER 30 FOUNDATION
$38,500TO RECOGNIZE MILLENNIAL LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA
MASONIC CHARITY FND SENIOR ESSAY CONTEST
$33,44525 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES
FRIENDS OF OETA
$28,447PUBLIC TELEVISION UNDERWRITING
CAVETT KIDS FOUNDATION
$25,000SERVE CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS LIFE-THREATENING AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES
OKLAHOMA 4H FOUNDATION
$25,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
OKLAHOMA A SCHOOLS INSTITUTE
$20,000PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VOLUNTARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
$18,000VETERAN TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL CARE
YMCA MILITARY WELCOME CENTER
$18,000MILITARY WELCOME CENTER
EASTERN OKLAHOMA VETERANS AFFAIRS HC
$18,000VETERAN TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL CARE
GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL
$16,571SUPPORT OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MUSEUM
OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION
$16,550DOE ARTS OF EXCELLENCE CEREMONY
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & ARTS
$15,500EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
OKLAHOMA STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
$15,25513 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES
PROMISES MATTER GRANTS PROGRAM
$14,16420 RECIPIENTS
NONDOC MEDIA
$12,000GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING UNBIASED COMMUNITY JOURNALISM
MASONRY IN ACTION PROGRAM
$10,390GRANTS TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
OKLAHOMA GRAND ASSEMBLY (RAINBOW)
$10,000YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORT
DEMOLAY
$10,000OK MASONIC YOUTH ORG ANNUAL DONATION
JOBS DAUGHTERS
$10,000OK MASONIC YOUTH ORG ANNUAL DONATION
MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION
$8,006SUPPORT FOR DISASTER RELIEF, ETC.
OKLAHOMA FFA FOUNDATION
$5,000SUPPORT LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAMMING
MASONIC INFORMATION CENTER
$1,500SUPPORT OF MASONIC EDUCATION TO PUBLIC
STUDENT OF TODAYTEACHER OF TODAY AWARDS
$1,260PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT
MASONIC CHARITY FDN MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM
$1,407,316ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION & COMMUNITY
OK ASSN AREAS AGCY AGING
$655,363DIRECT SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$500,000PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT
VIZAVANCE
$300,000VISON SCREENING CHILDREN IN PUB SCH
OSU FOUNDATION NURSING LAB
$255,325SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
$250,000EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER SERIES
MASONIC CHARITY FND INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM
$236,55081 RECIPIENTS PLUS EXPENSES
PAYNE EDUCATION CENTER
$207,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OKLAHOMA TEACHERS
HEARTS FOR HEARING
$202,500CHILDREN'S AUDIOLOGY CARE
OKLAHOMA SENIOR CITIZEN HEARING AID PROGRAM OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
$125,000PROVIDE HEARING DEVICES TO LOW INCOME OKLAHOMANS
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Who can apply: Eligible applicants include Oklahoma Master Masons and their wives and minor children, widows of Oklahoma Master Masons, and female members of the Oklahoma Order of the Eastern Star.
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